Broward County is a county in Florida,United States,located in the Miami metropolitan area. It is Florida's second-most populous county after Miami-Dade County and the 17th-most populous in the United States,with 1,944,375 residents as of the 2020 census. Its county seat and most populous city is Fort Lauderdale,which had a population of 182,760 as of 2020. The county is part of the South Florida region of the state.
Fort Lauderdale is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida,30 miles (48 km) north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean. It is the county seat of and most populous city in Broward County with a population of 182,760 at the 2020 census,making it the tenth-most populous city in Florida. After Miami and Hialeah,Fort Lauderdale is the third-most populous city in the Miami metropolitan area,which had a population of 6,166,488 in 2019.
Lazy Lake is a village in Broward County,Florida,United States. The village is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. It has no police department or fire department. The population was 33 at the 2020 census.
Oakland Park,officially the City of Oakland Park,is a city in Broward County,Florida,United States. It is part of the South Florida metropolitan area,which was home to 6,166,488 people at the 2020 census. As of the 2020 United States Census,the city's population was 44,229.
Wilton Manors is a city in Broward County,Florida,United States. Wilton Manors is part of the Miami metropolitan area,which was home to 6,166,488 people at the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census,the city had a population of 11,426.
Eugene Clay Shaw Jr. was an American jurist and Republican politician who served as mayor of Fort Lauderdale and represented South Florida in the United States House of Representatives from 1981 until 2007. He was defeated for re-election by Ron Klein in 2006.
Fort Lauderdale High School is a high school located in Fort Lauderdale,Florida that serves students in grades 9 through 12. The school is a part of the Broward County Public Schools district. Founded in 1899 as a school for whites,the high school is the oldest continuously functioning high school in Broward County,Florida,and the oldest in South Florida.
Nancy Elizabeth Stafford is an American actress,speaker and author,known for her roles on television. She came to prominence in the 1980s as Michelle Thomas,law partner,on five seasons of Matlock. She later hosted a syndicated TV series called Main Floor (1995–2005),a show about fashion and beauty.
Pompano Beach Municipal Stadium was a stadium in Pompano Beach,Florida primarily used for professional and amateur baseball from 1957 until its demolition in 2008. The ballpark was dedicated on March 22,1957,and held 4,500 people. The stadium was the home of the Washington Senators and Texas Rangers at spring training from 1961 until 1986,multiple minor league clubs,and the Pompano Beach High School baseball team.
George Stephen LeMieux is an American former politician who was a United States Senator from Florida from 2009 to 2011. He is chairman of the Florida-based law firm of Gunster Yoakley &Stewart and was chief of staff to Governor Charlie Crist. He was the Deputy Florida Attorney General and is credited with spearheading Crist's successful campaign for governor. In 2009,Crist appointed LeMieux as U.S. Senator to replace Mel Martínez,who resigned.
John P. Seiler is an American politician and 41st Mayor of Fort Lauderdale,Florida. Prior to this he was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives,from 2000 to 2008 representing District 92 which is located in Broward County,Florida.
Gwyndolen Clarke-Reed was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 92nd District,which includes northeastern Broward County,stretching from Deerfield Beach to Fort Lauderdale,from 2008 to 2016,when she was term-limited.
Hazelle P. Rogers is a Democratic member of the Broward County Commission. She was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives and was the Mayor of Lauderdale Lakes. She formerly represented the 95th District,which includes North Lauderdale,Lauderdale Lakes,and Lauderhill in northern Broward County,from 2012 to 2016,previously representing the 94th District from 2008 to 2012,before redistricting took place. She won an election to the Broward County Commission on August 23,2022. She was sworn into this position in November 2022.
The 2010 Florida Attorney General election took place on November 2,2010,to elect the Attorney General of Florida. Incumbent Attorney General Bill McCollum opted to run for run for Governor rather than seek reelection. The election was won by Republican Pam Bondi,a former assistant state attorney for Hillsborough County,who defeated Democrat Dan Gelber by a 54.8% to 41.1% margin. Bondi took office in January 2011.
The 2014 Florida gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014,to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Florida.
Jeanette Marie Nuñez is an American businesswoman and politician serving as the 20th lieutenant governor of Florida since 2019. A member of the Republican Party,she represented Miami-Dade County in the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018,also serving as speaker pro tempore for her final two years in the office. Nuñez is the first Latina to serve as Florida lieutenant governor.
Shevrin D. Jones is an American politician who was elected to the Florida State Senate in 2020 to represent the 35th District. He previously was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 101st District,which included southeastern Broward County since 2012.
The Pride Center at Equality Park is an LGBTQ+ community center in Wilton Manors,Florida,that serves Broward County,Palm Beach County,and Fort Lauderdale. The center provides information,news,and events that affect South Florida's LGBTQ community. Established in 1993,the center is headquartered within a 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2) building with meeting and office space for individuals,programs,services,and organizations. The goal of the center is to empower the LGBT communities in South Florida.
Miami has one of the largest and most prominent LGBTQ communities in the United States. Miami has had a gay nightlife scene as early as the 1930s. Miami has a current status as a gay mecca that attracts more than 1 million LGBT visitors a year. The Miami area as a whole has been gay-friendly for decades and is one of the few places where the LGBTQ community has its own chamber of commerce,the Miami-Dade Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (MDGLCC). As of 2005,Miami was home to an estimated 15,277 self-identifying gay and bisexual individuals. The Miami metropolitan area had an estimated 183,346 self-identifying LGBT residents.
The 2022 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Florida,alongside other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Party governor Ron DeSantis won re-election in a landslide and defeated the Democratic Party nominee,former U.S. representative Charlie Crist,who previously served as governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011 as a Republican and later as an Independent. No Democrat has been elected governor of Florida since 1994.
